CDF Widens Inequalities in UK Access to Cancer Drugs

CDF widens inequalities in UK access to cancer drugs

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More than 13,000 patients have now received treatment funded by the government's Cancer Drugs Fund between its (interim) launch in October 2010 and March 2012, accessing 94 different drugs under the scheme, according to a report by UK charity the …
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Lilly pulls plug on drug to treat schizophrenia

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“I'm disappointed in what these results mean for patients with schizophrenia who still are searching for options to treat this terrible illness,” said Jan Lundberg, president of Lilly Research Laboratories. He said the drug's failure points up the …
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Novartis drug JakaviR first medication to receive European Commission

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Novartis International AG / Novartis drug JakaviR first medication to receive European Commission approval to treat patients with myelofibrosis . Processed and transmitted by …. 2010 September 16;363:1117-1127. [8] Cervantes F, Dupriez B, Pereira A …
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Lilly Alzheimer's drug trial yields promising sign

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A treatment for Alzheimer's disease from drugmaker Eli Lilly yielded promising signs in late-stage research, even though the drug failed to slow mental decline in two separate studies of patients with mild-to-moderate cases of the mind-robbing condition.
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